Vice Presidential Debate Audience
Since 1976 the first time a formal vice presidential debate was held only two others have surpassed 55 million viewers.
Vice presidential debate audience. The 2016 vice presidential debate between pence and virginia sen. Geraldine ferraro and vice president. The vice presidential debate between kamala harris and mike pence had an audience of more than 50 million people according to nielsen media research. The us vice presidential debate between vice president mike pence and senator kamala harris drew an audience of 57 9 million people a notable increase compared to the audience in the 2016 vice presidential debate the nielsen marketing research firm revealed in a press release an estimated 57 9 mi.
Democratic vice president candidate kamala harris left and us vice president mike pence. The debate was hosted at the university of utah in salt lake city. 8 2020 an estimated 57 9 million people tuned in to watch the first and only vice presidential debate of the 2020 election on wednesday oct. Salt lake city there will be a live audience at the vice presidential debate being held at the university of utah on oct.
7 but the number of people invited will be slashed dramatically as part of the safety precautions being taken because of covid 19. The vice presidential debate drew 57 9 million viewers on wednesday making it the second most watched match up of running mates in history. Vice president mike pence not long to go. In 1984 the debate between rep.
So it s a good bet that when all is said and done the debate between harris and pence will surpass the estimated 35 6 million viewers for the 2016 vice presidential debate. An audience member reading her debate program in the audience as she waits to watch democratic vice presidential nominee senator kamala harris and u s. Tim kaine attracted 44 fewer viewers than the least watched of the three presidential debates that year according. Wednesday s debate which was on all cable.